self-report
noun
self-re·port
ˌself-ri-ˈpȯrt 
: a report about one's behavior provided especially by one who is a subject of research
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More than a decade later, at age 15, the children self-reported on their antisocial behavior.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Always Check the Privacy Policy App developers self-report data collection and tracking activity to Apple and Google, and those reports are not independently verified.
—Kim Key, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
Some prior studies that relied on AI models’ self-reports of their own internal states are thought to be dubious; a model may simply reproduce the human behavior it was trained on.
—Conor Purcell, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2025
The state’s major theme parks self-report about visitors who are injured on their rides and require at least 24 hours of hospitalization.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Always Check the Privacy Policy App developers self-report data collection and tracking activity to Apple and Google, and those reports are not independently verified.
—Kim Key, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
Some prior studies that relied on AI models’ self-reports of their own internal states are thought to be dubious; a model may simply reproduce the human behavior it was trained on.
—Conor Purcell, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2025
The state’s major theme parks self-report about visitors who are injured on their rides and require at least 24 hours of hospitalization.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Self-report.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-report. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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